The Defense the Seahawks have now looks eerily similar to LSU's defense, 2 seasons ago when Tyrann was in the Heisman running and finished 3rd. Two top flight corners, bringing Tyrann at nickle let him roam around and make plays, thats what he does. The year LSU went undefeated they could have easily lost 2 or 3 games alone had Tyrann not gotten strips or fumbles or interceptions at key moments. Hes not big enough nor is his coverage good enough to cover the elite receivers.But taking a chance on him as a nickle could be a perfect fit. with the L.O.B. Bring tyrann in nickle and he could make plays, hes fast enough to cover ANY speedy receiver he'd have to cover. And his return skills are unreal for when Leon isnt around anymore.

His flaws are his character issues, and with a coach like pete, and the leaders on this team i dont think that would be an issue.

Does anyone think this could be a legitimate draft option for the Seahawks?Maybe around late 3rd round or sometime in the 4th?

Valuing a player and their character concerns are always tough to do as a fan since we never get the personal background info on those guys, but I love his style of play and his fit on this defense as a nickel guy. Count me in as someone who's willing to a chance with him. In what round I'll leave to the front office, but I think he's talented enough to land in the 2nd-3rd round without the off the field issues.

He was a dumb college kid, but if the worst thing he does is smoke pot, and as long as he doesnt do it after being signed somewhere i dont think its that bad.He moved in with Patrick Peterson and he was mentoring him for a while.

FWIW, Mathieu isn't all that great of a prospect. There was a report recently that said most NFL front offices grade him in round 4 or lower. Which is a relief to me, because when I was watching his videos last year I never figured out what all the fuss was about.

At a light weight and standing just 5'9", I don't see him fitting here. And John Schneider has so far avoided "big names" that slip into the late rounds.

If I were you guys, I'd stay far away from him. He's not worth the hype. As some of you stated, he was only good roaming around or blitzing, both from the nickel position. He can't cover a corner route (even in the nickel) to save his life. Re-watch the 2011 BCSCG and watch Darius Hanks from Alabama bring this kid to school and take his lunch money from him for 60 straight minutes.

Just so we're all clear, I'm not an LSU fan either despite being from Louisiana.

I'd spend our lower 5th round or our 6th round pick on him for nothing else other than as Leon's replacement as the PR and KR. I'm guessing that he'd be pretty darn good as a gunner on the punt team and also one of the guys on the kick-off team.

If he flushes out of the league, not much lost.

He may only last for a season or two but he'd be exciting to watch in the return game for that year or two.

I would absolutely love to have Honey Badger on the Hawks. I would go as far as using our 3rd round pick for him. If anyone could coach him up, it's Pete. There is plenty of motivation around the Hawks locker room to guide him and keep him clean.

"I'm not the type to let a sleeping giant lie. I wake up the giant, slap him around, make him mad and beat him to the ground. I talk a big game because I carry a big stick." --- All-Pro Stanford Graduate